- 21. Amazon in the Logistics Space
- (News)
- Bob Ferrarri predicted a couple years ago that Amazon was getting into the transportation and logistics arena and would soon be competing with 3PLs. As is usually the case, he was right.In a followup article ...
- 22. Another Big Logistics Move by Amazon
- (News)
- As we've witnessed Amazon's various moves through the last year, the one sure bet we thought we could make was that they'd be moving heavily into logistics.Well, we would've won that one as they've begun ...
- 23. Is Amazon Getting Into the Logistics Game?
- (News)
- The major parcel carriers and Amazon itself dismiss the idea that the ecommerce giant is building its own parcel delivery network. Actions, though, speak louder than words and it looks suspiciously like ...
- 24. Unmanned Delivery Options are Changing the Supply Chain
- (Logistics)
- The US Postal Service is handling more commercial shipments than ever. Traditional carriers like UPS and FedEx are seemingly on every street every day. Getting packaged delivered to the increasing number ...
- 25. Amazon's Logistics Move
- (News)
- Just when you think you have Amazon's strategy figured out, something new (and big) pops up, like its recent purchases and leases of logistics assets. CEO Jeff Bezos says they're not looking to compete ...
- 26. Logistics Changes Ahead
- (News)
- The pace of change in the fulfillment arena continues to speed ahead. Parcel carriers that provide delivery services for the bulk of ecommerce purchases are changing their pricing models, and their largest ...
- 27. eCommerce Driving Supply Chain Changes
- (News)
- What's the biggest driver of changes in the supply chain and transportation arenas? According to FedEx CEO Henry Maier, it's the ecommerce revolution.In an article on the Logistics Management site, Jeff ...
- 28. On-Line Ordering Impact
- (News)
- Of all the changes resulting from the shift in consumer buying toward ecommerce, there's one I hadn't really considered that may be driving other developments. The increase of small shipments is overloading ...
- 29. Last Mile Challenges
- (News)
- On the Logistics Viewpoints site, Chris Cunnane explains why the explosive growth of ecommerce is causing headaches for retailers. As on-line and omnichannel purchases increase, more pressure is felt to ...
- 30. Did You Get Your Presents?
- (News)
- As you're reading this, it's already Christmas or maybe a bit after. Did all of your presents arrive?The folks at Logistics Viewpoint took a shot at guessing how many packages would be delivered for the ...
- 31. Avoiding Holiday Shipping Bottlenecks
- (News)
- Bob Ferrari, on his Supply Chain Matters site, reviews steps being taken by the mega-parcel-deliverers (mainly, UPS and FedEx) to avoid a replay of last year's holiday shipping fiasco. Looks like they'r ...
- 32. New USPS Shipping Plans
- (News)
- In a development that makes too much sense, the USPS has cut its rates and is preparing to battle UPS and FedEx for ecommerce shipping leadership. Of course, for a perennial money loser like the post office, ...
- 33. Delivery Tomorrow - A Silly Concept
- (Retail)
- ... in that case the customer is in control of exactly when the food is delivered because they need to visit the restaurant. From a business perspective, FedEx built its world wide business on next day delivery. ...
- 34. The FedEx Matrix
- (News)
- Ever wonder how FedEx processes all those packages? I have, especially when I lived in Memphis close to their hub and listened to planes landing at their facility at all hours. Their amazing processes ...
- 35. Amazon's Same Day Delivery Move
- (News)
- As the competition to crack the code on same-day delivery heats up, Amazon is trying some new things. Will it put them on top?Yossi Sheffi, on the Supply Chain @ MIT blog site, looks at Amazon's moves ...
- 36. eCommerce Effect on Shipping Costs
- (News)
- In an interesting look at how ecommerce has affected the cost profile of the basic logistics function of getting products into customers' hands, Andre Mouton examines how inefficiencies have been introduced.As ...
- 37. USPS Fills a Niche
- (News)
- The rush to win the same day delivery battle has brought some unlikely competitors into the fray. The USPS has some advantages that could prove useful.Mail delivery continues to slow, so why not? In a ...
- 38. Omnichannel - With Caution
- (Retail)
- ... and FedEx. Is there a way to avoid this next year? I'm certain the carriers are working on their forecasts and retailers are wondering how they might be able to build a performance metric into their shipping ...
- 39. Holiday Delivery Issue Analysis
- (News)
- If you're one of the many on-line retail customers still steamed about a late delivery of holiday presents, you want to blame somebody. But who deserves your scorn? The store? UPS? FedEx?It's not an easy ...
- 40. Who's the Grinch
- (News)
- It hasn't been the best holiday seasons for shippers, that's for sure. A significant number of packages weren't delivered in their committed time frames, and guess who's getting blamed.In a Forbes article, ...
Most Read
-
-
Feb 13 2013
-
Written by Scott Koegler
-
-
-
Feb 17 2012
-
Written by Scott Koegler
-
-
-
Feb 13 2019
-
Written by Scott Koegler
-
-
-
Jul 18 2017
-
Written by Super User
-